Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Judges and Judiciary,
California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice
Nov. 20, 2017
Courts’ calculation of attorney fees
The objective of this article and self-study test is to familiarize bench officers and attorneys on how courts determine the amount of attorney fees to be awarded in civil cases.
4th Appellate District, Division 3
Matthew Ross
Senior Appellate Court Attorney, 4th District Court of Appeal, Division 3
Matthew Ross is a senior appellate court attorney with the California Court of Appeal, 4th District, Division 3.
The objective of this article and self-study test is to familiarize bench officers and attorneys on how courts determine the amount of attorney fees to be awarded in civil cases. Readers will learn about the lodestar method of fee calculation, adjustments to awards, how fee requests should be substantiated, and a court's discretion to deny fees altogether when the fee request is inflated
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